Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Weyant (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Weyant. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Weyant is located in Bedford County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bedford County: Allegany (MD), Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Weyant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weyant:
- Bedford County (The home county of Weyant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weyant, with the one closest to Weyant listed first.
- Pavia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Osterburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- King
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Maria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Saint Clairsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Salemville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- New Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Enterprise is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Enterprise
- Waterside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waterside is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterside
- New Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wolfsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wolfsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsburg
- Blair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weyant, with the one closest to Weyant listed first.
- Cotton Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Claysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blue Knob is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Knob
- Puzzletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Puzzletown is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puzzletown
- Roaring Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Sharpsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Sharpsburg is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharpsburg
- Brooks Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Mill is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Mill
- Newry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Creek is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Duncansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Keys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys is located in Blair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Cambria County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weyant, with the one closest to Weyant listed first.
- Beaverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdale is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale
- Dunlo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlo is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlo
- Puritan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Puritan is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan
- Salix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salix is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salix
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Bens Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bens Creek is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Creek
- Oil City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Scarlan Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scarlan Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlan Hill
- Portage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sidman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sonman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sonman is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonman
- Saint Michael
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Michael is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weyant, with the one closest to Weyant listed first.
- Wells Tannery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Tannery
- Valley-Hi
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Valley-Hi is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley-Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Akersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Crystal Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Waterfall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Emmaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Laidig
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laidig is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidig
- Sipes Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Clear Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clear Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Ridge
- Harrisonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Pleasant Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weyant, with the one closest to Weyant listed first.
- Coalmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coalmont is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Dudley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dudley is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Entriken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Top City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Salter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Salter is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
- Robertsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Marklesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marklesburg is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Cooks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Joller ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Todd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Coles ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Indiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weyant, with the one closest to Weyant listed first.
- Rexis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rexis is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexis
- Wehrum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wehrum is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
- Armagh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dilltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weyant, with the one closest to Weyant listed first.
- Ogletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ogletown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Paint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Paint is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Forward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Forward is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
- Buckstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buckstown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
- Blough
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blough is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blough
- New Baltimore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Benson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Benson is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Hollsopple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hooversville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hooversville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooversville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Tire Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tire Hill is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tire Hill
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weyant, with the one closest to Weyant listed first.
- Robb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robb is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
- Seward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weyant, see our County-by-County Page for Weyant.
Cemeteries Near Weyant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weyant.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Weyant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weyant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weyant, with the one closest to Weyant listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stiefler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fishertown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holsinger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keagy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St.s Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hetrick Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Replogle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Bedford Memorial Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kauffman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Noggle Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Weyant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weyant.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weyant, with the one closest to Weyant listed first.
- Lovely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lovely is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Alum Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osterburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pavia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pavia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
- Spring Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Meadow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadow
- Queen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Queen is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen
- King
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Fishertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Springhope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Springhope is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhope
- Saint Clairsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Oppenheimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oppenheimer is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppenheimer
- Salemville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salemville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Maria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maria is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
- Bakers Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakers Summit is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Summit
- Cessna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cessna is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cessna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weyant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weyant.
Newspapers Published in Weyant ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weyant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weyant, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weyant.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Weyant:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blair County
- Cambria County
- Fulton County
- Huntingdon County
- Indiana County
- Somerset County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Weyant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Weyant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |